Data specific to Daylilies (Edit)
AHS link: AHS Daylily Cultivar Info
Hybridizer: Munson-R.W.
Year of Registration or Introduction: 1991
Foliage type: Evergreen
Scape height: 24 inches
Bloom size: 5 inches
Bloom time: Midseason
Plant Traits: Rebloom
Diurnal
Fertility: Pod Fertile
Pollen Fertile
Bloom Traits: Eye or Band
Bloom Form: Single
Color description: purple with pale lavender eyezone above yellow green throat

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Flowers: Showy
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Court Magician x (Strutter's Ball x Royal Saracen)
Child plants: 7 child plants

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Date: 2009-07-17

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Comments:
  • Posted by Zoia (Stoneham MA - Zone 6b) on Nov 22, 2021 3:00 PM concerning plant:
    This cv was moderately rusty during the infestation of 2021

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